Tag: opinion
Better Together
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn four decades of legal precedent and effectively ban higher education institutions from using race-conscious admissions practices is...
Promoting Transnational Education
There may not be a direct correlation, but it appears that international conflicts and tensions have increased in the wake of the pandemic and...
Fear and Learning in Washington
The new Republican majority in the House of Representatives has wasted little time in pushing ahead with its agenda of restricting progress in schools,...
Laying Down the Law
Every few years, education bubbles up to the top of the political agenda in state capitols across the US and legislatures scramble to pass...
Allow Teachers Their Own Voices
Facing the most severe teacher shortage in history, with record levels of dissatisfaction in the profession and an acute shortage of racially diverse teachers,...
Fair Refuge
The treatment of refugees and other migrants trying to enter supposedly civilized countries has reached new lows recently with more deaths worldwide, including at...
Last Call to Cut Child Poverty
Now that the dust is settling after midterm election results that surprised many pundits—who had probably not taken into account the sophistication of the...
Vote Against Child Poverty
As we approach the midterm elections in the US, policies and agendas are being debated and scrutinized, but there is one issue on which...
Opinion: Ready for the World
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and its new superintendent, former Miami-Dade boss Alberto Carvalho, recently unveiled their new strategic plan for...
Let Teachers Be the Influencers
A recent NEA survey found that 55% of all educators plan to leave the profession earlier than expected due to pandemic-related stress.In just two years’...
